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Aug282020 by adminNo Comments

Austin Peay, Central Arkansas to kick off college football season

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Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The Austin Peay Governors will take on the Central Arkansas Bears in the first game of the 2020 college football season when the squads kick off at 9 p.m. EDT Saturday at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Ala. The game will air on ESPN. The Cramton Bowl will be limited to 25% capacity or a maximum of about 6,250 fans. Advertisement Both schools compete in the Football Championship Subdivision, or FCS. The Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the top-tier of Division I football, has 129 teams. The FCS, the other half of Division I, has 125 teams. Austin Peay is in the Ohio Valley Conference, which has allowed its teams to play up to four non-conference games before it resumes a league schedule in the spring. Central Arkansas is in the Southland Conference, which also postponed i...

Jul162019 by adminNo Comments

Austin Butler ‘beats Harry Styles’ to play Elvis Presley

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Baz Luhrmann's Elvis Presley biopic has found its King - and it's sad news for One Direction fans as it's not Harry Styles.While Styles, along with Ansel Elgort and Miles Teller, had been rumoured to be in the running for the role, it has now been confirmed that it will be played by the relatively unknown actor Austin Butler. The 27-year-old posted a picture of a Deadline article confirming the announcement on his Instagram page, alongside the lyrics from Presley song Love Me Tender: "You have made my life complete, and I love you so." Image: Harry Styles was reportedly in the running for the role Luhrmann said it had been a competitive casting contest.In a statement, the director said that through "a journey of extensive screen testi...

Oct212018 by adminNo Comments

Hamilton title wait goes on as Raikkonen wins thriller in Austin

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Lewis Hamilton just failed to clinch a fifth world title when he finished third in a thrilling US Grand Prix.Mercedes let a victory slip through their fingers by delaying a second pit stop and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took his first victory for more than five years. Hamilton's title rival and Raikkonen's team-mate Sebastian Vettel looked to have handed Hamilton the title early on when he spun battling with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo. Red Bull's Max Verstappen also beat Hamilton, who will have to wait until the race in Mexico next weekend to have another chance of clinching the title.He leaves Austin, Texas, with a 70-point lead over Vettel, who eventually finished fourth, with ...

Sep302018 by adminNo Comments

Northampton Town sack manager Dean Austin after 4-0 defeat to Mansfield

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DOWN AND OUT The Cobblers have just one win from 12 matches in all competitions this season. Northampton have sacked their manager Dean Austin. The 48-year-old took over in May 2017, having initially been placed in caretaker charge following the departure of Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink. Northampton have parted company with Dean Austin He could not help the club avoid relegation from Sky Bet League One, and the Cobblers now have just one win from 12 matches in all competitions this season. They were beaten 4-0 at Mansfield on Saturday and are 21st in the table. A brief club statement read: “Northampton Town can confirm following discussions that they have parted company with manager Dean Austin. “Dean has worked extremely hard for...

May62018 by adminNo Comments

Cleveland Browns sign second-rounder Austin Corbett, two more draft picks

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The Cleveland Browns signed three players taken in this year's NFL Draft, the team announced Sunday. The Browns signed offensive lineman Austin Corbett, a second-round choice out of Nevada, and sixth-round selections Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas. Corbett was Cleveland's first pick (33rd overall) in the second round of the draft. He saw action at both tackle spots for Nevada, starting the final 48 games of his college career. The 6-foot-4, 305-pound Corbett was a first-team All-Mountain West Conference selection as a senior, starting all 12 games. Ratley, who played opposite wideout Christian Kirk -- a second-round pick of the Los Angeles Rams -- at Texas A&M, had 30 receptions and six touchdowns while appearing in all 12 games last season. The 6-foot-3, 190-pounder averaged 23.1 yar...